MORATA MISSES OUT ON SPAIN'S 23-MAN WORLD CUP SQUAD

La Roja are looking to win their fourth major title in the last 10 years in Russia but have opted to leave out Chelsea's record signing

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Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has missed out on being named in Spain's squad for the 2018 World Cup.

The former Real Madrid forward has struggled for form in the second half of his first campaign at Stamford Bridge, scoring 15 goals in 47 appearances for the Blues having joined for a club record £60 million ($80.5m) in the summer of 2017.

Morata has previously scored 13 goals in 23 appearances for La Roja, but the likes of Diego Costa, Iago Aspas and Rodrigo Moreno have been preferred by head coach Julen Lopetegui.